BMW fault code 271B
Engine electronics
In the engine electronics, code 271B means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.
DME: DMTL heater, activation
Module versions: Engine electronics (MED17_2), Engine electronics (MED17_2N), Engine electronics (MEV17_2), Engine electronics (MEV17_2N), Engine electronics (MEV17N46)
Which BMWs have these versions depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
DME: VANOS control, exhaust bank 1
Module versions: Engine electronics (MS_S65), Engine electronics (MS_S65_2), Engine electronics (MS_S65_3), Engine electronics (MSS60)
Which BMWs have these versions depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
12 V relay activation
Module version: Engine electronics (EDME82)
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DME: Oxygen sensor before catalytic converter, heating
Module version: Engine electronics (ME9E65_6)
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CDKLSV - Oxygen Sensor Before Converter
Module version: Engine electronics (ME9K_NG4)
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DME: Output stage, heater, sensor before catalytic converter
Module version: Engine electronics (ME9N62)
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CDKHSVE - Output stage heating sensor upstream of catalytic converter
Module version: Engine electronics (MEV9N46)
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DMTL heater, activation
Module version: Engine electronics (MV1722)
Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
DME: Output stage, heater, sensor before cat. conv., bank 1
Module version: Engine electronics, cylinder bank 1 (N73_R0)
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Reading and clearing it
Fault code 271B is a BMW code, stored in the car's engine electronics, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.
The engine electronics is on: 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X3 (E83), X1 (E84), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)
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